Dear AFDVI Friends, On behalf of the Board of Directors of AFDVI and DVI’s staff and patients, THANK YOU for your incredible support in 2018! We hope your holidays have […]
Happy Holidays and Thank You!
A Patient Becomes a Volunteer
Nedal Alayyan first arrived at DVI in 1984, at the age of seven. Like many of DVI’s patients, young Nedal was in pain with a puffy, swollen face by the […]
Peacemakers
Ibrahim Abu El Hawa, one of the most important Palestinian peacemakers, was missing many teeth. He didn’t want to talk about it and didn’t want to receive charity. Ibrahim kept […]
A Hidden Treasure
An article in The Yeshiva World introduces us to some of DVI’s patients and tells of the amazing work of the DVI clinic. “Based on her [DVI’s founder Trudi Birger] […]
Toda! Thank you!
Dr. Steve Katz of Connecticut recently traveled to Israel, but lying on a Tel Aviv beach on the shores of the Mediterranean or trekking up the awe-inspiring face of Masada […]
A Great-great-grandmother’s New Smile
Chava is a Holocaust survivor who came to DVI with dentures that were 22 years old. They were crumbling and she knew they needed to be replaced, but she could […]
Building Confidence, Improving Lives
S is 24 and one of nine children. She came to DVI from Kidum L’Noar, the municipal social welfare department working with youth-at-risk. S cannot support herself with her part-time […]
A Cherished Experience
Dr. Joel Karpel of Florida has volunteered at the DVI clinic four times. His wife Barbara, who accompanies him on the trips, has volunteered in the DVI office twice. They […]
A Sweet Smile
Veronica had a set of dentures that were accidently thrown out. She was left unable to chew solid foods and suffering greatly because of it. The good news is that […]
My DVI Blessing
Dr. O.Z. Helmer of Texas knows that it takes a team effort to provide the important dental care the DVI clinic offers to children, young adults and seniors. We’re so […]